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# Now, let's put this information on a map.
latimes_LA = latimes_LA.sort_values(by="date", ascending=True)

fig = px.scatter_geo(latimes_LA,
           lon='x',
           lat='y',
           color='confirmed_cases', 
           size='confirmed_cases',
           size_max=40, 
           hover_name='place',
           scope='usa',                     
           animation_frame='date',
           color_continuous_scale = 'RdYlGn_r',
           range_color = (0,latimes_LA_mean*2))

fig.update_geos(fitbounds="locations")